A senior Egyptian Islamic Jihad terrorist recently freed from prison gave an interview to the daily Roz Al-Yousef in which he unveiled his goals for Egyptian society. The interview was translated by MEMRI.
Among other things, Sheikh Adel Shehato warned, “The Christian is free to worship his god in his church, but if the Christians make problems for the Muslims I will exterminate them.” There have been several Muslim attacks on Egypt's minority Christian population since the overthrow of Mubarak earlier in the year.
Shehato stated that he opposes democracy and hopes to see Egypt ruled by Sharia (Islamic law). Egypt should ban foreign tourists from the pyramids and other historical sites in order to avoid immoral behavior, he opined.